WEBVTT AT THE DAMAGE TO THE SCHOOL INSONORA AND WHY THIS IS THESECOND TIME THE CAMPUS HASCLOSED THIS WEEKLINDA: SIGNS ARE UP, CAUTIONTAPE IS BLOCKING OFF A BUILDING,AND FURNITURE NOW SITS OUTSIDEAFTER FLAMES TORE THROUGHSEVERAL CLASSROOMS AT CURTISCREEK SCHOOL IN SONORA.LINDA: SIGNS ARE UP, CAUTION>> AND IT JUST LOOKED LISOMEONE WAS COOKING SOMETHING,YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?LINDA: PARENT DANIEL VIERA SAYSHE WAS ON HIS WAY TO WORK UP THEROAD JUST AFTER 4:30 THISMORNING WHEN HE SMELLED SMOKEAND CONVINCED HIS COWORKER TOPULL OVER TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOKAT HIS SON'S SCHOOL.>> THEN I COULD SEE IT WASCOMING IN THREE, FOUR AND FIVEDIFFERENT PLACES.SO YOU HAD TO STOP AND GET OUTAND LOOK AND KNOW THAT THEREAIN'T SUPPOSED TO BE SMOKECOMING FROM THAT SPECIFIC SPOT.LINDA: THAT'S WHEN HE AND ACUSTODIAN ALREADY ON CAMPUSCALLED CAL-FIRE OFFICIALS FORHELP.>> WE'RE VERY HAPPY THAT THEWERE NOT CHILDREN HERE OR FAMILIES, NO STUDENTS, SO NO ONEWAS IN DANGER.LINDA: WHEN FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVEDTHEY SAW FLAMES COMING FROM THISBUILDING ON CAMPUS.THEY WERE ABLE TO QUICKLY KNOCKOUT THE FIRE, BUT IT CAUSEDMAJOR DAMAGE TO ONE CLASSROOM,SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO ANOTHER,AND SMOKE AND WATER DAMAGE TO ATLEAST TWO MORE.SO THE SCHOOL IS CLOSED TODAY?>> TODAY AND TOMORROW, AND THENWE'RE GOING TO GO FROM THERE.WE'RE GOING TO MAKE OURASSESSMENTLINDA: SUPERINTENDENT SHARONJOHNSON TELLS ME THIS IS THESECOND TIME THE CAMPUS HAS BEENCLOSED THIS WEEK.STUDENTS WERE TOLD TO STAY HOMEON MONDAY AND TUESDAY BECAUSE OFA POWER OUTAGEAND ANOTHER BUILDING IS ALREADYCLOSED BECAUSE OF A MUDSLIDEFROM THE RECENT STORMS, LEAVINPARENTS EAGER FOR THEIR KIDS TOGET BACK TO CLASS.I UNDERSTAND YOUR SON HAS ONLYBEEN HERE ONE DAY THIS WEEK?>> ONE DAY THIS WEEK, AND THISIS GOING TO POSTPONE IT EVENLONGER.LINDA: SCHOOL OFFICIALS AREHOPING TO REOPEN THE CAMPUS

Fire damages classrooms, library at Curtis Creek Elementary School

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Updated: 12:28 PM PST Jan 28, 2017

Classes have been cancelled next week at Curtis Creek Elementary School after a fire damaged classrooms Thursday morning.